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adventitious

[ ad-vuhn-tish-uhs ]

adjective

  1. associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.
  2. Botany, Zoology. appearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root.


adventitious

/ ˌæ屹ɛˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly
  2. (of a plant or animal part) developing in an abnormal position, as a root that grows from a stem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ屹ˈپپdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • v·پtdzܲ· adverb
  • v·پtdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDza··پtdzܲ adjective
  • ԴDza··پtdzܲ·ly adverb
  • ԴDza··پtdzܲ·ness noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of adventitious1

1595–1605; < Latin 屹Գīܲ literally, coming from without, external, equivalent to ad- ad- + ven- (stem of ī to come) + -t ( us ) past participle suffix + -īܲ -itious
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of adventitious1

C17: from Latin 屹Գīܲ coming from outside, from adventus a coming
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Entry into the literary pantheon, Jackson says, requires meeting thresholds for quality and quantity, but after that, “adventitious circumstances take over.”

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Williams’s radiant sound and adventitious origins have made her a key figure in a diverse dawn for the solo guitar.

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Tomatoes have the ability to produce roots off their stems, known as adventitious roots.

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Karhiders eat four solid meals a day, breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, along with a lot of adventitious nibbling and gobbling in between.

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"We have common memories and common experiences that bind us so closely together that no adventitious circumstances can wrench us apart," he wrote in one of his letters.

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